HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in urging Senate leaders of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies to fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound program for... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO BOOST FEDERAL FUNDING TO PROTECT LONG ISLAND SOUND

HARTDORD –  U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Jim Himes (D-4), and Elizabeth Esty (D-5) today applauded the U.S Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS OVER $1.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EXPAND OPIOID PREVENTION

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Dr. John B. King Jr. as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Murphy, who is a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is committed to ensuring that all... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS SENATE CONFIRMATION OF EDUCATION SEC. JOHN KING, PUSHES FOR EDUCATION PRIORITIES

GLASTONBURY – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that HABCO Industries LLC of Glastonbury is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1970, HABCO is a manufacturer of ground support equipment and tooling for the aerospace, power generation and transportation industries. Their... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS GLASTONBURY MANUFACTURER, HABCO INDUSTRIES LLC, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD –  Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), and Jim Himes (D-4) applauded $1,224,000 in U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for housing authorities in Hartford, Norwalk, and New Haven. This... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, LARSON, HIMES APPLAUD OVER $1.2 MILLION TO PROMOTE JOBS, SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS IN CONNECTICUT

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement as the state kicks off Connecticut Export Week, a weeklong initiative to encourage Connecticut businesses to expand their exports. Connecticut exports over $15 billion in products annually, with manufacturers accounting for 87% of the... Read More about MURPHY RECOGNIZES CONNECTICUT EXPORT WEEK

Click here  to view video. WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) received a commitment from U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julián Castro to assist the former residents of Church Street South in New Haven and to work to increase access to affordable housing for Connecticut residents. Murphy... Read More about MURPHY RECEIVES COMMITMENT FROM HUD SECRETARY CASTRO TO ASSIST NEW HAVEN’S CHURCH STREET SOUTH RESIDENTS, INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CONNECTICUT

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today applauded news that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $2.5 million for seven community health centers across Connecticut to expand medication-assisted treatment for opioid abuse.  “This is a big deal in our fight... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD $2.5 MILLION FOR SEVEN CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTERS TO EXPAND OPIOID TREATMENT

WASHINGTON – Continuing efforts to protect Connecticut maple sugar producers and consumers’ right to know what is in their food, U.S Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-2), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), led by U.S Senators Patrick Leahy... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, COURTNEY, ESTY JOIN BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL LETTER TO FDA BACKING REAL MAPLE SYRUP

WASHINGTON — As the humanitarian crisis facing over 40,000 Syrian refugees who are stranded at the Jordan-Syria border – known as “the berm” – continues to worsen, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called on the U.S. State Department to work... Read More about MURPHY, SHAHEEN, MARKEY CALL ON SEC. KERRY TO WORK WITH JORDAN TO ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT JORDAN-SYRIA BORDER

WASHINGTON – Today, as the opioid crisis in Connecticut continues to grow, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, voted for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). CARA reauthorizes programs to combat opioid abuse and increases access to naloxone,... Read More about MURPHY VOTES FOR SENATE OPIOID BILL, CALLS FOR MORE FUNDING, IMPROVED ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), and 31 Senate Democrats in sending a letter to President Obama urging his Administration to protect students who attended colleges or... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATE DEMS: STUDENTS DESERVE IMMEDIATE DEBT RELIEF AFTER ATTENDING SCHOOLS ENGAGED IN DECEPTIVE & PREDATORY PRACTICES

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)¸ a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, voted for the Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act, which unanimously passed in the HELP committee. The bill would add Zika as an eligible disease to receive a priority... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO SPEED UP ZIKA VACCINE PRODUCTION FOR CONNECTICUT COMPANIES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the Highlands Conservation Act, which would allow states to access matching federal funding for projects to promote conservation, tourism, and recreation in the region. The Highlands Region of the... Read More about MURPHY, GILLIBRAND INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE HIGHLANDS REGION

WASHINGTON – U.S Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), introduced the Global Respect Act, legislation that would impose sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST THE LGBT COMMUNITY

WASHINGTON — Citing the mounting cost and increasing burdens on families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and a bipartisan group of 10 other senators in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)... Read More about MURPHY, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS URGE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID TO EVALUATE ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), co-author of legislation to expand broadband Internet services to low-income Americans, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) final proposal under the Lifeline program to help low-income households access high-speed Internet. The proposal is expected to be approved... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS FCC FOR HEEDING HIS CALL, EXPANDING BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and a bipartisan coalition of Senators in announcing a resolution to recognize March 8, 2016 as International Women’s Day and commemorate the achievements of women around the world. The International... Read More about MURPHY, BIPARTISAN COALITION ANNOUNCE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

WASHINGTON —Today, as Connecticut and the nation continue to be ravaged by the growing opioid and heroin addiction epidemic, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to take up and consider The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (TREAT Act)  in the... Read More about MURPHY URGES HEALTH COMMITTEE TO TAKE UP BILL EXPANDING ACCESS TO MEDICATION TREATING OPIOID ADDICTION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) were joined by 223 members of congress, led by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D- CA19), in announcing they will file an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the Obama administration’s executive actions in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES FILE SCOTUS AMICUS BRIEF SHOWCASING CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR DAPA AND DACA +